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Philosophy of Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

For more information, please see Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America Aims and Scope page.

Who Can Submit?

Anyone may submit an original article to be considered for publication in Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America provided he or she owns the copyright to the work being submitted or is authorized by the copyright owner or owners to submit the article. Authors are the initial owners of the copyrights to their works (an exception in the non-academic world to this might exist if the authors have, as a condition of employment, agreed to transfer copyright to their employer).

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Call for Special Issue

In line with the editors’ stated aims, the publication frequency of Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America has stabilized at two issues per year since 2024. However, to ensure continuity and stable publication planning, the editors now invite members of SALSA to submit proposals for special issues, which will be considered for publication starting in 2027, in accordance with the editorial schedule. If you would like to submit a proposal for consideration, please contact the editor-in-chief at susana.viegas@ics.ulisboa.pt. Your message should briefly describe the topic and include a provisional list of articles and authors. Each special issue is expected to include eight articles, although proposals with fewer contributions will be considered for publication as thematic dossiers.

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General Submission Rules

Submitted articles cannot have been previously published, nor be forthcoming in an archival journal or book (print or electronic). Please note: "publication" in a working-paper series does not constitute prior publication. In addition, by submitting material to Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America, the author is stipulating that the material is not currently under review at another journal (electronic or print) and that he or she will not submit the material to another journal (electronic or print) until the completion of the editorial decision process at Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America. If you have concerns about the submission terms for Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America, please contact the editors.

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Formatting Requirements

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America has no general rules about the formatting of articles upon initial submission. There are, however, rules governing the formatting of the final submission. See Final Manuscript Preparation Guidelines for details. Although bepress can provide limited technical support, it is ultimately the responsibility of the author to produce an electronic version of the article as a high-quality PDF (Adobe's Portable Document Format) file, or a Microsoft Word, WordPerfect or RTF file that can be converted to a PDF file.

It is understood that the current state of technology of Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) is such that there are no, and can be no, guarantees that documents in PDF will work perfectly with all possible hardware and software configurations that readers may have.

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Editorial Workflow

The editorial workflow of Tipití involves two main processes: scientific review and production/editing, each divided into three phases.

    1. Scientific review process

    Each submitted article is handled by a pair formed by the Editor-in-Chief and one Associate Editor. The process unfolds in three stages:

    • Distribution and planning: The Editor-in-Chief organizes each regular and special issue, distributing the articles among the Associate Editors.
    • Peer review and communication with authors: The Associate Editor reviews the reports of three anonymous referees and, in dialogue with the Editor-in-Chief, communicates the first editorial decision (acceptance, revision, or rejection) to the authors.
    • Final decision: In the months preceding publication (March/April and September/October), the Editor-in-Chief concentrates on the final revision of articles, in close articulation with the Associate Editors. Only in cases of major revisions is the manuscript returned to one of the external reviewers. A final letter of acceptance is sent to the author, detailing the precise revisions needed for the final published text.

    2. Production/editing process

    Once approved, the article enters the editorial preparation stage, also divided into three phases, with continuous input from the authors:

    • Verification of references and citation style.
    • Copy editing (English, Portuguese, and Spanish).
    • Layout and proofreading

The Assistant Editor coordinates this stage, mediating between authors, the graphic designer, and copy editors, while managing deadlines, and keeping the Editor-in-Chief fully informed.

    3. Publication and finalization

    The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for defining the cover image of each issue in dialogue with the team, drafting the editorial, and ensuring compliance with the journal’s regular publication schedule: two issues per year, released at the end of May and November. Since 2023, Tipití has consistently maintained this rhythm.

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Author Rights and Digital Commons @ Trinity (CC BY-NC-SA Version)

Ownership and Licensing

Authors retain full copyright in their articles but grant Digital Commons @ Trinity a non-exclusive right to publish, distribute, and preserve the work.

The article is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) license.

This means that others may copy, redistribute, display, adapt, and create derivative works from the article provided that:

  • Proper attribution is given to the author(s) and to Digital Commons @ Trinity.
  • The material is not used for commercial purposes.
  • Any derivative works are shared under the same CC BY-NC-SA license.

Author Rights (Uses Always Permitted)

The following uses are always permitted to the author(s) without any additional permission:

  • Storing and backing up the article on personal computers, servers, or digital media
  • Posting the article on non-commercial personal websites
  • Posting the article in non-commercial open-access institutional repositories or other open-access platforms affiliated with the author’s institution
  • Posting the article on course websites for classes taught by the author at their employing university or college

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